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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 42% in December, Down 7.5% for CY 2009; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.8% for CY 2009

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December 2009 had 28 selling days vs. 26 days in December 2008; all comparisons here are by volume, not by adjusted day sales rate. These figures do not include sales of the new Mercedes S400 hybrid (Mercedes-Benz does not break out its sales by powertrain type) or the new BMW ActiveHybrid X6, which began reaching BMW Centers in December. .

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September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

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New vehicle market share for reported hybrid sales in September dropped back down to 2.7% Hybrid new vehicle market share by month. All comparisons in this post are based on actual volume, not adjusted day sales rate. GM retail sales were down 46% while fleet sales declined 43%. Sales of the Altima Hybrid dropped 26.6%

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Reported Sales of US Hybrids Up 48.6% in August; 3.07% Market Share

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Reported hybrid sales represented 3.07% of new vehicle sales in August. All comparisons here are by volume, not adjusted for the daily selling rate.). Compared to July 2009 results, however, hybrid sales rose 9.2% Ford saw its total sales increase 17% year-on-year in August, including fleet sales. That represented a 615.8%

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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All comparisons are by volume. Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% Monthly sales of hybrids. Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1% Total Altima sales were down 21.2% to 443, 297 units.

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US LDV Sales Down 33.7% in May; SAAR Up to 9.91M; Reported Hybrid Sales Down 28.5%; Hybrid New Vehicle Share of 2.8%

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OEM-reported sales of hybrids in the month dropped 28.5% to 25,693 units; hybrids thus held a 2.8% Reported US sales of hybrids. All comparisons here are based on sales volume, and not adjusted for selling days in the period. The Altima remained the volume leader, with a 46.5% The Altima Hybrid represented 0.5%

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